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At their best at jr. welter, 15 rounds.
2007-03-27 07:32:15 · 24 answers · asked by Brent 5 in Sports ➔ Boxing
Keith - you are picking on the wrong man in reference to multiple avatars. I don't know who is using them, but they are probably laughing at all of us. So we should drop it and not give them the satisfaction.
2007-03-27 10:09:01 · update #1
Brent ~
In my opinion, this would not be a very good fight for Chavez very similar in the fashion of why it wasn't a good fight for Arguello twice. Aaron would be just a bit too much for Julio to walk-through. I'm a huge Chavez fan but his patented left hook to the body would have little or no effect on Pryor and his straight right hand up top wouldn't faze him either.
The thing that a young in his prime Pryor had going for him was he didn't have any fear of any fighter he stepped in the ring with. Julio Cesar Chavez would be no different than anyone else to him. He would eat and except anything and everything Julio would throw at him smile and just keep coming. In the 5th round of Pryors fight with Arguello, Alexis hit him as solid as he ever could Aarons head snapped all the way back to in between his shoulder blades his eyes rolling all the way into the back of his head, when he brought his head back he just smiled at Arguello. That's the mindset a young Pryor had.
I don't think that Aaron would be able to stop a in his prime Chavez but he would beat him to where there wouldn't be any doubt in anyones mind.
Thanks for the question Brother.
Keith, let it go man. I apologize if I offended you in any way. It's not my style to use mutliple profiles. I have enough problems just being me. Peace.
Oh yeah! I'm Bluedevil, Smitty, Sinbad, Poncho, Brent and the newly crowned "Top Contibutor" Blogbaba. Feel sorry for me? For what?
2007-03-27 09:08:45 · answer #1 · answered by Santana D 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Aaron Pryor was so feared that Sugar Ray, Mancini, Duran, Hearns etc. avoided him. Chavez was such an incredible warrior, Pryor would have had troubles. I think that Pryor's natural size, speed and strength would overcome Chavez. I doubt that a knockout would occur, but a knockdown would. Pryor fought with his chin available for a hard punch, Dujuan Johnson dumped Pryor in the first round. Pryor was up before the count of 2 and was at Johnson's throat. Chavez had the strength to knockdown Pryor, but like Mongo in Blazing Saddles, that would only make Pryor mad.
I suggest the only way to fight Pryor was to box him. Lots of side to side movement and 1000 jabs over 15 rounds.
Aaron Pryor was the best fighter of the 80's and the best Junior Welterweight of all time. Too bad Aaron could not get a title shot against Duran, when Pryor was a lightweight. That fight would have been incredible.
2007-03-29 03:57:25 · answer #2 · answered by Peter T 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good matchup Brent! This has the makings of an all out battle between two very skilled and tough fighters in my opinion. The Hawk is a swarming all out fighter that throws punches from every angle with a lot of determination, durability, and endurance. Chavez is known for his great left hooks and also is a very durable and determined fighter. I believe at this weight particularly that nobody including Chavez can beat Aaron Pryor because of his relentless pressure and his ability to seemingly punch non stop. I beleive that Pryor would withstand Chavez's best shots as he did against Arguello and would batter Chavez time and time again on his way to a unanimous decision victory. Good question sir!
2007-03-27 12:00:58 · answer #3 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Great match up, for straight ahead slugging this one would have been a classic. Again neither would be backing up much and both chins would be tested. I think Pryor would win most of the exchanges and all of the early rounds. It wouldn't matter though because if anyone had a chin to match Pryor's it was Chavez. Aaron would have been too brave for his own good, and much like Taylor, wouldn't have realized the damage he was taking while he piled up rounds. I think Chavez had the heavier hands between the two, and would have eventually got to Pryor. Pryor lacked Meldrick Taylor's speed and would have absorbed more punishment than he could have dished out. I think Chavez in his prime was a heavier puncher than Alexis Arguello.
Julio Cesar Chavez by 14th round TKO
2007-03-27 10:45:48 · answer #4 · answered by blogbaba 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am sorry, I have to disagree. Although Chavez was a great champion of his time, and no question about this, no WAY would he have even offered a fight to Aaron Pryor. Aaron Pryor was the most feared man to ever walk into a ring for a reason. He was the best blend of boxer, fighter, and fearless. Youtube his amateur match with Tommy Hearns, he beat him like Hearns owed him money.
Little known precursor to the Pryor-Arguello matchup. When Pryor finally got ranked number one, his bid for the title was to be against legend Sugar Ray Leonard. Leonard, blew him off for reason after reason. Finally, the commission mandated that he HAD to fight him. RATHER than fight Aaron Pryor, which was the fight that EVERYONE wanted to see...SRL relinquished the belts and went up a weight division.
How intimidating are you when you can send Sugar Ray Leonard into the arms of Tommy Hearns to get his retina detached???
Chavez was powerful and strong...but he could not have kept up with the relentless pressure that Pryor would put on him. Pryor would smile thru the entire fight, literally. He rarely if EVER got hurt..and he never showed it. He only turned the fight up a notch and made the pace faster...and your beating worse.
BTW: Enough with the "mysterious black bottle" business. Please tell the rest of the story. Yes, there was a question as to what was in the black bottle...and Alexis Arguello leaned on it as an excuse for his loss to Aaron Pryor. So Pryor had a rematch...and beat him even worse.
2007-03-27 17:52:05 · answer #5 · answered by kieran27 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Chavez proved in the latter part of his career to be a whiner and excuse maker.
His fortitude, or lack of, was laid bare for all to see when he quit on his stool in the rematch against Randall.
The Mexican based WBC, led by Chavez ally and friend Jose Sulaiman, then stole the title back for Chavez by going to the cards, instead of ruling it a TKO victory for Randall.
This is the likely scenario in a fight with Pryor. Pryor's pressure would have been way too much for the overrated Chavez, resulting in Chavez's total destruction, or a similar scenario to what happened in the fight with Randall.
2007-03-27 10:15:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
PRYOR WOULD STOP CHAVEZ INSIDE OF NINE ROUNDS. I started coming to this forum the same time as my roommate did. I love the sport of boxing more than anyone I know. We heard about this site from one of the guys at school. We mostly started coming here to look at the girls on 360. We found the boxing more less by accident. I don't have much time to get on the computer as I would like but when I do it's hardly ever to ask or answer a question it's to observe. Did anyone notice that the Top Contributor logos are gone? I did my best impersonation of Smitty above. He's my favorite but Brent, Bluedevil and Santana ~ are also very good that's why they are in the top five answerer's. My roommate is Sinbad he looked up to Santana ~ until recently. Are you going to say I'm Santana ~too? I'm Rocky from the Bronx and you Keith are sad.
2007-03-27 12:59:02 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Aaron Pryor would take Julio with both hands tied behind his back any day of the week. I think Julio is just a bag of hopes.
2007-03-29 10:26:29 · answer #8 · answered by todd w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Julio Chavez, split decision
2007-03-27 08:57:45 · answer #9 · answered by intimadatein 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aaron Pryor by late round KO to fast to strong to determined to smart to proud a great American Black fighter
2007-03-27 09:30:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋